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When the Boys are Away

Saturday, October 22, 2011 ::

Chad and Kyle are camping on Mt. Lemmon with 40 other guys for the weekend. Men on Mountains is a Second Mile tradition that happens every third weekend in October. Over the last five years, my girlies and I have developed our own little traditions to enjoy while the men are away.

Each year during Men on Mountains weekend, we start Saturday morning by watching Elf and sipping hot chocolate. This is fun, different, and has become a tradition, and I love traditions. What's not to love in a movie about a man who thinks he's an elf? Right, Jenn??

After the movie we just hung out and relaxed. Esther started working on Spanish homework (remember Nerd Extraordinaire?), so Morgan, Carah, and I thought it would be fun to bake up some treats.

I'm determined to not let Pinterest just become a time waster, but to actually try the recipes I pin to my boards. Today we made three recipes from my "sweet treats" pin board.

We had so much fun! They were skilled at following directions, measuring ingredients accurately, and licking spoons thoroughly.

I have a feeling these are going to be delightful because the amount of butter in these crazy little bundles would shame Paula Dean. The girls and I agreed that we would only eat one for breakfast along with scrambled eggs and apple slices to make ourselves feel better about all the butter.